24th September 2010, 09:36 AM
Heritage bodies affected by the cuts (edited by me but if I've missed one please feel free to repost corrected - I'm sure some of the buildings advisory and planning committees may have a heritage element also but not sure which). The source is the Telegraph.
Public bodies to be abolished (177 bodies)
Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites
Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships
Churches Conservation Trust
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Railway Heritage Committee
Public bodies to be merged or consolidated (Maximum of 129 bodies reduced to Minimum of 57)
English Heritage, Single Heritage Body
National Heritage Memorial Fund, (as above)
National Heritage Lottery Fund, (as above)
Public bodies still under review (94 bodies)
Advisory Council on National Records and Archives
Advisory Council on Historical Manuscripts
Historic Royal Palaces
National Museums and Galleries (18 bodies*)
National Army Museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Natural England
Royal Air Force Museum
Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
The National Archives
* Refers to those National Museums and Galleries in England which are publicly-funded by DCMS and receive rebates of VAT incurred in the course of their activities, in order them to enable free admission to the public. These are: The British Museum; The Imperial War Museum; The National Gallery; The National Maritime Museum; The National Museums & Galleries of Merseyside; The Natural History Museum; The Royal Armouries; The Science Museum; The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television; The National Railway Museum; The National Coal Mining Museum for England; The Tate Galleries; The Wallace Collection; The Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry; Sir John Soane?s Museum; The Museum of London; The Geffrye Museum; and The Horniman Museum. Other publicly-funded museums (The British Library, The National Army Museum, etc.) are separately referred to in this list, and museums in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are a devolved matter (although they also receive rebates of VAT).
No heritage bodies are on the safe list or the list to be privatised
Public bodies to be abolished (177 bodies)
Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites
Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships
Churches Conservation Trust
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Railway Heritage Committee
Public bodies to be merged or consolidated (Maximum of 129 bodies reduced to Minimum of 57)
English Heritage, Single Heritage Body
National Heritage Memorial Fund, (as above)
National Heritage Lottery Fund, (as above)
Public bodies still under review (94 bodies)
Advisory Council on National Records and Archives
Advisory Council on Historical Manuscripts
Historic Royal Palaces
National Museums and Galleries (18 bodies*)
National Army Museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Natural England
Royal Air Force Museum
Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
The National Archives
* Refers to those National Museums and Galleries in England which are publicly-funded by DCMS and receive rebates of VAT incurred in the course of their activities, in order them to enable free admission to the public. These are: The British Museum; The Imperial War Museum; The National Gallery; The National Maritime Museum; The National Museums & Galleries of Merseyside; The Natural History Museum; The Royal Armouries; The Science Museum; The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television; The National Railway Museum; The National Coal Mining Museum for England; The Tate Galleries; The Wallace Collection; The Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry; Sir John Soane?s Museum; The Museum of London; The Geffrye Museum; and The Horniman Museum. Other publicly-funded museums (The British Library, The National Army Museum, etc.) are separately referred to in this list, and museums in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are a devolved matter (although they also receive rebates of VAT).
No heritage bodies are on the safe list or the list to be privatised
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